Now this linkage is being stated and this opens up the opportunity of bringing positions closer to each other,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

"We hope,and we have stated this, that their work will be finalized by the end of September this year."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Police Colonel Mehrdad Omidi, who runs the Internet crime division, stated in the Iranian press,Saturday, that what he calls "insults and spreading of lies,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

That is clearly stated under humanitarian law. And that is why the laws of wars exist to guide governments in precisely these sorts of conditions."

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

This year's report focuses on how well countries are doing in reaching eight-stated Millennium Development Goals, including cutting poverty by half and reducing child and maternal mortality.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

On his video blog, President Medvedev stated that the crimes of the past should not be forgiven and that Russia should not forget the damage Stalin did.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

The stated goal of the Afghan conflict is to deny the Taliban and its al-Qaida allies a home base from which to attack targets in the West.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

It also stated the pope was deeply moved by the stories of the abuse victims and expressed his shame and sorrow over what they and their families have suffered.

VOA: standard.2010.04.18

The Palestinian divisions pose a major obstacle to the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza, which is the stated goal of the peace process sponsored by the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

President Obama is said to have stated that, while the past must be understood, he is not there to argue history - and that it is time to "move on" to confront today's challenges.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

While praising the president's eloquence, Republicans asserted that he failed to deliver specifics, and re-stated criticisms that Democratic proposals would impose new tax burdens on Americans and small businesses and add to deficit spending.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Japan,along with the United States and South Korea, have stated that North Korea appears set to carry out a long-range ballistic missile test that would violate a United Nations Security Council resolution approved in 2006 barring Pyongyang from such a launch.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03